Presolicitation
550-20-121 Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 (CON)
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA's Great Lakes Acquisition Center wants a contractor to demolish the old boiler plant (Building 100) at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL, including removing an underground fuel tank and abating asbestos and lead paint. It is a sealed-bid, firm-fixed-price job for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses only, with 180 days to finish after notice to proceed and a budget range of $1 million to $2 million. More in the summary
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AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 8, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 21, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: Bid bond amount or percentage and whether performance and payment bonds are required (the SF 1442 shows bond fields, but the form text is garbled and the full FAR 52.228 text is in the omitted part). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The VA's Great Lakes Acquisition Center wants a contractor to demolish the old boiler plant (Building 100) at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL, including removing an underground fuel tank and abating asbestos and lead paint. It is a sealed-bid, firm-fixed-price job for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses only, with 180 days to finish after notice to proceed and a budget range of $1 million to $2 million.
Who can bid (7)
- 100% set-aside for CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)
- Must be listed as a certified SDVOSB in the SBA certification database and represent this to the contracting officer when bidding
- Must be a small business under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45 million)
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- Bid guarantee (bid bond) on Standard Form 24 must come with the bid
- Signed VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certification submitted with the bid
- Joint ventures must submit the agreement and a certification from each SDVOSB partner
- Safety credentials: an OSHA-certified competent person on site, OSHA 10-hour training for all workers, and OSHA 30-hour training for the superintendent or project manager, with records submitted before work starts
How to submit: Hard copy only, in a sealed envelope, delivered in person or mailed to: ATTN Juan C. Gaytan, Solicitation 36C25227B0002, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1476. No email bids.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (10)
- Serious: SDVOSB certification required. Only SBA-certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can bid; any other business, or a business that is not on the SBA certification list, will be rejected.
- Serious: Bid bond and possible performance and payment bonds. A signed SF 24 bid bond must go in with the bid, so you need a surety lined up before the deadline; the form also appears to call for performance and payment bonds after award.
- Serious: Paper bid only, opened in person in Milwaukee. Email bids are rejected, so you must deliver or mail a sealed hard copy that arrives before 1:00 PM CST on bid day.
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- Serious: Hazardous material work. Asbestos abatement, underground tank removal and lead paint removal usually need licensed specialists, waste manifests and disposal costs that raise price and risk.
- Worth checking: Missing certification makes the bid non-responsive. Leaving out or not signing the Limitations on Subcontracting certificate throws the bid out; the same goes for any other missing minimum item.
- Worth checking: Active hospital campus restrictions. Work is limited to normal hours (about 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, weekdays), needs badges and permits, and any utility shutdown that affects hospital operations must happen on non-business days at the contractor's cost.
- Worth checking: The site visit was Oct 20, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Paperwork heavy before work can start. Work cannot begin until submittals are approved and a cost-loaded CPM schedule is approved, which takes planning staff and time out of the 180 days.
- Minor: Prevailing wage rates apply. A construction wage determination (IL20260002) is attached, so you must price labor at the listed wage rates.
- Minor: Questions were due May 20, 2021. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. Show which files.
- 36C25227B0002.docx (read)
- P01 07_550-20-121- VA Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 AE_Specifications revised.pdf (read)
- P01 05_550-20-121 SOW Synopsis revised.pdf (read)
- P01 - 08_550-20-121 - VA Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 AE_Drawings.pdf (read)
- P07 WAGE DETERMINATION IL20260002.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Demolish the old boiler plant, Building 100, and related site structures and underground utilities
- Remove the underground storage tank
- Do traditional asbestos abatement
- Remove and dispose of lead-based paint
- Do site restoration, grading, erosion control and related earthwork (per the drawing list)
- Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and a cost-loaded CPM schedule
- Work safely on an active hospital campus under VA security, infection-control and safety rules
- Finish within 180 calendar days after notice to proceed
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, single lump-sum base bid (CLIN 0001), sealed bidding (FAR Part 14)
- Period of performance
- 180 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- VA Illiana Health Care System, 1900 East Main Street, Danville, IL 61832
- Estimated value
- Project magnitude range: $1,000,000 to $2,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid: award to the responsible SDVOSB bidder with the lowest-priced responsive bid (no technical or past performance scoring)
- Offers due
- November 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM CST (13:00 Central); bids are opened in person at that time (from the version posted Oct 8, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Hard copy only, in a sealed envelope, delivered in person or mailed to: ATTN Juan C. Gaytan, Solicitation 36C25227B0002, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1476. No email bids.
What they'll judge offers on
- Lowest price on the all-inclusive lump-sum base bid
- Responsiveness: all minimum bid items completed, signed and submitted
- Responsibility of the bidder
- Verified SDVOSB status
What to include when you submit
- Minimum bid package: signed VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certification, bid bond on Standard Form 24, signed SF 1442, completed Bid Schedule, FAR 52.209-13(b)(1) or (2), and FAR 52.229-11(d)
- Mark the envelope with the solicitation number and the bidder's name; it must arrive by the due time
- Send questions in writing only to Juan C. Gaytan at juan.gaytan@va.gov by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with subject line RFI-36C25227B0002-[YOUR COMPANY NAME]; phone inquiries are not accepted
- Pre-bid conference and site visit: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM CT, meeting at B102 Room 102G (Engineering Conference Room), VA Illiana Health Care System
- Joint ventures must include the joint venture agreement and a certification signed by each SDVOSB partner
- Check SAM.gov regularly and download every amendment; bidders are responsible for monitoring them
- Do not include Illinois sales or use tax on materials; the VA will give an exempt purchase statement at award
- Before work starts: approved submittals and an approved cost-loaded Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule
Not in the notice text
- Bid bond amount or percentage and whether performance and payment bonds are required (the SF 1442 shows bond fields, but the form text is garbled and the full FAR 52.228 text is in the omitted part)
- Prevailing wage rates: the wage determination file IL20260002 was not readable in the text provided
- The drawings were scanned and could not be read, so quantities, building size and demolition extent are unknown
- Most of the specifications (about 666,000 characters) were not included, so asbestos, lead, tank-removal and demolition details, licenses, and disposal rules are not confirmed
- Middle sections of the solicitation, including many FAR and VAAR clauses and the limitations on subcontracting percentage, were not included
- Whether the October 20, 2026 pre-bid conference and site visit is mandatory
- Exact days to start work, to furnish bonds, and bid acceptance period (the SF 1442 values appear as 14, 10 and 90 but the form layout is unclear)
- No incumbent or prior contract is mentioned
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Hard copy only, in a sealed envelope, delivered in person or mailed to: ATTN Juan C. Gaytan, Solicitation 36C25227B0002, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1476. No email bids. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Sep 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252), Milwaukee, WI
- Product/service code
- Z1DA · Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
5 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 18, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Nov 18, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 18, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0001Date Nov 18, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Nov 18, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
- SDVOSB and veteran-owned contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 3 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote or invitation for bid. Solicitation: 36C25227B0002 Project: 550-20-121: Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 (CON) Location: VA Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS) 1900 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832 VA Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS) has a requirement to demolish old boiler plant in Building 100 in accordance with the project drawings and specifications. Work includes general construction, demolition, removal of underground storage tank, traditional asbestos abatement, lead-based paint removal and disposal, and certain other items. Contractor shall Furnish all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, tools, supervision, management, and all other necessary resources required for Project #550-20-121 Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 as required by the drawings and specifications. The Period of Performance is One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The NTP shall be issued approximately 14 calendar days after award once required payment and performance bonds and certificate of insurance is provided. The solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on www.SAM.gov. There will be a pre-bid conference held for this project and all prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend. Details of the pre-bid conference will be included in the solicitation package. Pursuant to Public Law 109-461, this solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(DEVIATION) (b), at the time of submission of bids, and at the time of award of any contract, the offeror must represent to the CO that it is a (1) SDVOSB eligible under VAAR Subpart 819.70; (2) Small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition; and (3) Certified SDVOSB listed in the SBA certification database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ (see 13 CFR 128). The solicitation will be issued on or about October 8, 2026. The bidder is responsible for monitoring and downloading any amendments from SAM.gov which may be issued to this solicitation. The magnitude of the requirement is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; small business $45 Million size standard applies.
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